The UN is deeply concerned by the dramatic escalation in the Middle East

The UN is deeply concerned by the dramatic escalation in the Middle East

September 28, 2024 – 15:32

UN diplomats and leaders from various parts of the world condemned Israel’s attacks on Lebanon this Saturday, following the confirmation of the death of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Hezbollah group.

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Diplomats of the UN and leaders from various parts of the world condemned this Saturday the attacks of Israel to the Lebanonfollowing the confirmation of the death of Hassan Nasrallahgroup leader Hezbollah. One of them was the secretary of the united nations, Antonio Guterreswho expressed himself “deeply concerned” about the “dramatic escalation” produced in Beirut, capital of Lebanon, in the last 24 hours.

Guterres had already expressed himself on his X account on Friday by requesting a ceasefire and asserted: “All parties must take a step back from the edge of the abyss” since neither the people of Lebanon nor Israel, nor the region “can afford a total war.
Likewise, the diplomat reiterated his call “for an immediate ceasefire” in Loop and the release of the hostages held by Hamassince the unprecedented attacks of October 7, 2023 on Israeli soil, which activated Israel’s war against the Palestinian group in the Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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Building destroyed by Israeli attack in the southeast of Beirut, this Saturday.

Building destroyed by Israeli attack in the southeast of Beirut, this Saturday.

Courtesy: El País.

The supreme leader of Iranthe ayatollah Ali Khameneidecreed five days of national mourning after the confirmation of the death of Nasrallah and called the muslims of the world to support Hezbollah. He also stated: “Nasrallah’s death will not go unavenged”.

Russia
an ally of Iran, also condemned the murder and urged Israel to cease its military operations in Lebanon, attributing, through a foreign ministry statement, the “full responsibility” of the “dramatic” consequences that the assassination of Nasrallah could cause.

Lastly, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yihe denounced in the UN General Assembly that “force cannot replace justice” after the bombings of Israel in the last hours against Lebanon and the deep ravages of the war in Gaza.

The Chinese representative was awarded “progress” in “intra-Palestinian reconciliation” and was willing to work with “like-minded” countries to resolve that conflict and achieve “lasting peace and stability in the Middle East”.

What Israel said

He israeli army has reported that the country is in high alert given the possibility that the conflict with Lebanon escalates and that the bombings against the south of Beirut and other parts of the country continue against what they consider “Hezbollah terrorist objectives.”

Source: Ambito

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